Need some motivation and/or energy when you wake up in the morning? What better way than via some cool wake up songs! Music can definitely help you out, but it needs to be the right song. Now, I wanted to create a very unique and different list. I’m tired of lists with “eye of the tiger”, “I will survive”, and “we are the champions”. Nothing against those songs, but I wanted to modernize this a little bit So here is my top 10 cool & unique songs to listen to in the morning, in no particular order:

I tried to include alot of different genres so that there is something to appeal to everyone’s tastes

1- Ray of Light by Madonna
This is such a great morning song. It’s very happy and you can’t help but to be uplifted by it. Although it was released ten years ago in 1998, it still sounds current. It’s one of my favorite songs from Madonna’s best album (IMO).

2- Get Up Offa That Thing by James Brown
I always see his song “I feel good” on motivating song lists, but I figured, there must be an even better song that the Godfather of Soul performed, and let me tell you, this is it! This is such a cool song, that even though is many decades old, could still be a hit today. I really like this one, it’s perfect to wake up to, and click the link to watch the video, it’s really endearing!

3- Rise Up by R. Kelly
This song, I wasn’t too familiar with. I believe it was created in memory of Virginia Tech shooting. After listening to it, I had to include it on this list. Just its message to “rise up, even if you can’t go on” is perfect for anyone that needs inspiration in the morning.

4- Wanna Be Startin’ Something by Michael Jackson
With the recent death of the King of Pop, I have been inclined to rediscover his music, and finding some oldies but goodies! Seriously, this is such a good song that just makes you “wanna start somethin'”, such as dancing! Great way to start your day by doing the Moonwalk!

5- I Can See Clearly Now by Jimmy Cliff
This song’s version is the best one ever made in my opinion. The beat is much more uplifting and happy than the Johnny Nash version. Plus, with such lyrics as “gonna be a bright, bright sun shiny day” how can you go wrong with waking up with such a song!

6- I’m Alive by Celine Dion
I have to admit, that I am not a huge Celine Dion fan. It’s just not my kind of music, but this song is just perfect for the morning. It’s simple, to the point, and has a great message. Seriously, what better way to start your day than with the thought “I’m alive!”

7- Get Up by Ciara
This is the most current song on this list. For anyone that loves R&B, this is a great song to listen to in the morning. It’s Ciara’s best song so far, and although not full of crazy beats to get you out of bed, it’s sweet and it makes you feel good just listening to it.

8- Get Up by Technotronic
Ok, while browsing on YouTube for Ciara’s song, I came across this gem! For anyone that grew up in the 80’s, you just smile when you hear this song. It’s fun, crazy, very dated, but this is one song that is guaranteed to get you out of bed and moving!

9- Beautiful Day by U2
One of you wrote a comment below mentioning this song, and I couldn’t believe I had overlooked this song on my original list! This is a perfect song to start a brand new day, the right way. Ideal morning song, no question about it

10 – Every Morning by Sugar Ray
For anyone that is fond of the late 90’s, you can associate the era with this song! This song has such a cool vibe to it, it just flows so well, and it’s made to be a morning song. I wouldn’t be surprised that many radio stations out there play this in their morning rotations. Just a fun song that makes you feel good when you wake up

You Fckn Did it – Jason Mraz
Living in the Moment – Jason Mraz
Make it Mine – Jason Mraz
Live High – Jason Mraz
Singing my Song – Christina Aguilera
Birth of a Star – Goddamn Electric Bill
99 Red Balloons (the version from the Eurotrip Soundtrack)

I recently started waking up to ‘Whip It’ bt Devo. It’s a really fun song with a kick that personally gets me energized early in the morning

Mainly for women I would reccomend ‘Venus’ by Bananarama simply because I feel it’s a fast based song that boosts my self-esteem when I personally am having a bad day, I reckon listening to it first thing in the morning would help as well!

Yesterday is a wrinkle on your forehead
Yesterday is a promise that you’ve broken
Don’t close your eyes, don’t close your eyes
This is your life and today is all you’ve got now
Yeah, and today is all you’ll ever have
Don’t close your eyes
Don’t close your eyes

This is your life, are you who you want to be?
This is your life, are you who you want to be?
This is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be?
When the world was younger and you had everything to lose

Yesterday is a kid in the corner
Yesterday is dead and over

This is your life, are you who you want to be?
This is your life, are you who you want to be?
This is your life, is it everything you dreamed that it would be?
When the world was younger and you had everything to lose

This is your life are you who you want to be?
This is your life are you who you want to be?

This is your life, are you who you want to be?
This is your life, are you who you want to be?
This is your life, is it everything you dreamed it would be
When the world was younger and you had everything to lose

sorry this is maria again and by the way i go to a.j. ferrel magnet middle school and work for their newspaper and wanted to use your comments for my paper.
please send messages to this site to me if you have any questions.

Hey i am a student that goes to school at a.j. ferrell and would recomd to all those people who just cant get enough of your fave kind of musi to get an ipod or mp3 player.just my thought because i love the song tik tok by ke$ha and i got an mp3 and now i wake up to it every morning.

How about any of the numerous beatles songs??
Like Good Day sunshine or Good morning Good morning or even better Here comes the sun:). For me its anything beatles haha but these ones have the “morning feel”;)

These are not really songs which are good to wake up to, they’re just songs you like. I like to wake up to “Two cigarettes in an ash tray” by the late great Patsy Cline. I neither smoke or like the song, but it has the magic ingredient to make it a great waking up song. Try it, and you wont understand.

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I like to begin my day with gratitude. It helps me put my life into perspective. It seems things go more smoothly than if I just jump into the day. So, before I move into those “high-energy-I-can-do-anything” feel good songs, I like to close my eyes and feel gratitude and Divine guidance through the following three spiritual songs:
“Thank You Lord” by Bob Marley and
“How Great Thou Art” by Elvis Presley
“Hallelujah” by K.D. Lang
And the following good ole’ hand clapping gospel song is a good segue into high-energy motivational songs and helps me remember that my purpose is to be a light in this world through my work and creative talents:
“This Little Light of Mine” by Awesome

Watermelon Man (the one with the african beat in the beginning)Maynard Ferguson's version of ChameleonWill Smith's Summertime (yeah I went there)Just a few I would like to wake up too..they make ya feel good in the morning I guess

I have an inspirational playlist I listen to on a regular basis and I'll share with you my top 10 from it.

1. R-Kelly- I believe I can fly2. Jimmy Cliff- You Can Get It3. Michael Jackson- Man In The Mirror4. Tina Turner- Simply The Best5. Queen- We are the champions6. R-Kelly- The World's Greatest7. Nas- I Can.8. Celine Dion – I'm Alive9. R Kelly- Rise Up10. John Legend- Dare to Dream

When my oldest daughter was having a difficult time getting up, I use to wake her up with “Beautiful” by Carole King. It worked and gave her a positive outlook on herself for the day. She still uses the song to get her up most mornings.

it starts off with a soft acoustic guitar. if that doesnt wake you up after like 2 miuenutes it turns into hard metal to shake you awaek. its woken me up everytday for like the last 3 years./ i am seriously fukcing durnk merry christmas

it starts off with a soft acoustic guitar. if that doesnt wake you up after like 2 miuenutes it turns into hard metal to shake you awaek. its woken me up everytday for like the last 3 years./ i am seriously fukcing durnk merry christmas

I’ve been waking up to “turn my swag on” by soulja boy for the past few months until I noticed that I was waking up with headaches. Lol, it’s great for heavy sleepers like me who deal with moderate background noise (like a tv, sounds of the city, railroad). It literally starts with “hop up out the bed” but I just kept pressing snooze as fast as I could and rolling back over. Only songs with a big intro get me up, I always sleep through songs that fade in. Glad I came here to find some new, inspiring (and shockingly obvious) songs!

I’ve been waking up to “turn my swag on” by soulja boy for the past few months until I noticed that I was waking up with headaches. Lol, it’s great for heavy sleepers like me who deal with moderate background noise (like a tv, sounds of the city, railroad). It literally starts with “hop up out the bed” but I just kept pressing snooze as fast as I could and rolling back over. Only songs with a big intro get me up, I always sleep through songs that fade in. Glad I came here to find some new, inspiring (and shockingly obvious) songs!

Oh, ‘Beautiful Day’ is definitely one. But I think ‘Countdown’ by Jupiter One has something going for it. After all, the refrain is this…
“Hey now, wake up!
It’s a beatiful day
Hey now, look up!
You’re always turning away.
Are you falling asleep.
Hey now, wake up!
Are you looking away?
Hey now, look up!
Are you watching?
It’s a brand new day and you shouldn’t be fading away.
And so it begins…”

And there’s a lot to be said for the way they sing this song too. I think that helps me just love it all the more. Not only that, ‘Send Me On My Way’ by Rusted Roots is a winner. But that could be because of Matilda and Ice Age.

Oh, ‘Beautiful Day’ is definitely one. But I think ‘Countdown’ by Jupiter One has something going for it. After all, the refrain is this…
“Hey now, wake up!
It’s a beatiful day
Hey now, look up!
You’re always turning away.
Are you falling asleep.
Hey now, wake up!
Are you looking away?
Hey now, look up!
Are you watching?
It’s a brand new day and you shouldn’t be fading away.
And so it begins…”

And there’s a lot to be said for the way they sing this song too. I think that helps me just love it all the more. Not only that, ‘Send Me On My Way’ by Rusted Roots is a winner. But that could be because of Matilda and Ice Age.

muse – supermassive black hole
a new found glory – happy together
aqua – good morning sunshine
lenny kravitz – are u gonna go my way
los lobos – la bamba
are my favourite wake-up songs. and also i love listening to bachata songs for the morning. they make me feel like dancing.. a good way to start the day happily..
like:
aventura – alexandra
aventura – quando volveras

muse – supermassive black hole
a new found glory – happy together
aqua – good morning sunshine
lenny kravitz – are u gonna go my way
los lobos – la bamba
are my favourite wake-up songs. and also i love listening to bachata songs for the morning. they make me feel like dancing.. a good way to start the day happily..
like:
aventura – alexandra
aventura – quando volveras

I like your list, though I would have made room for the Lose Yourself and Everywhere. It might not be that original, but my number 1 favorite track to wake up to is Time by Pink Floyd. Starts with the bells and chimes, then chills out and builds again. By the time (no pun) that seven minutes is over, I’m good for another day.

Another track I’m putting on my wakeup playlist is C’mon C’mon by The Von Bondies.

I like your list, though I would have made room for the Lose Yourself and Everywhere. It might not be that original, but my number 1 favorite track to wake up to is Time by Pink Floyd. Starts with the bells and chimes, then chills out and builds again. By the time (no pun) that seven minutes is over, I’m good for another day.

Another track I’m putting on my wakeup playlist is C’mon C’mon by The Von Bondies.